A randomized 25 question test from a pool of 761 questions, good luck!
There are several layers in the DCS architecture. Which of the levels below would have direct control over the ESD system?
The design and utilization of a SCADA system requires the approval of several layers of government. Which of the terms below would best be described as what a regulatory body would define and enforce?
Which of the wire types below is best suited for field device transmissions?
There are a collection of standards that defines the access control for wired Ethernet. Which one of the answers below is the standard for physical connections between devices being copper or fiber-optic media?
Ethernet network components provide several ISO layers of transmission control. Which of the network components below has transmission controls only on the ISO physical layer?
The industrial network topologies you are required to use is defined by the OSI network model. Which of the common topologies below is likely described as a network that has a single common channel that connects to all the nodes in the network individually?
Modbus has standard command codes to allow the master to access information from it's slaves. Which of the commands below would be used to request the content of the slaves holding registers # 40108?
From the answers below, chooses the best answer that does not affect the transmission of a signal with metal wire or cable.
There are several different ways to let an operator know about an alarm in any HMI. Which of the answers below would best be described as a vibrations given off by a device?
There are numerous I/O modules that a typical DCS has access to. Which of the modules below is described as one that coverts the analog signals from T/Cs and RTDs to a digital signal?
Ethernet has two common messaging types that are controller-to-controller defined in the application layer. Which of those messaging types can be described as only using multicast and peer-to-peer communication?
IPv4 network classes can also be defined by the IP address they use. Which of the answers corresponds best to the address in row "D"?
In a typical GUI, values take one of four generic indicators. Which of the indicators below would best used where discrete data needs to be provided, but a simple colour change will suffice?
Which of the terms below is best described as the devices,in general, that are the final connections off of a segments spur cable?
In the unbalanced signal transmission system, which answer best represents the number 1?
Which of the answers below best represents the recommended standard that uses an end device circuit to provide the protocols for error detection?
There are numerous Ethernet standards, a naming formula was developed to identify characteristics of physical connections. Which of the answers below lists all of the information contained in the naming convention?
There are an assortment of numbers on the typical protocol header. Which of the answers below denotes the header number that identifies the systems application/service for receiving or transmitting data?
Communication technology is generally specific to a type of area network. Which of the area networks below would IDSN and DSL be used primarily?
In Modbus, data is read, and written in various memory ranges. Which of the answers below best represents the data type that a coils would use?
There are many different software programs that are commonly used by a DCS. Which of the programs below would allow the control strategy to be programmed once the I/O for the controllers was configured?
Which of the messaging types below is best described as independent communication with the scanner module initiated by the properly configured field device?
In a typical GUI, values take one of four generic indicators. Which of the indicators below would best be used with analog values that require a significant degree of accuracy?
There has to be a way for data to be communicated to the systems I/O for a HMI application to be effective. Which of the terms below best represents the pool of information for this communication?
The heart of a DCS is considered the PLC and it's five main programming languages. Which of the programming languages would be described as mimicking the components of the hardware of an analog control in self-contained blocks of code?